UPDATE: [Romantic] Final Call: Mary Shelley, Her Family and her Contemporaries (5/15; Book Collection)

The importance of Mary Shelley as a woman writer during the Romantic periodhas been firmly established over the last two decades. In confirming hersignificance, scholars have moved "beyond _Frankenstein_" to examine hernumerous works in a variety of genres, including the novel, short story,drama, poetry, and literary biography. This collection will seek tocontinue this effort by including papers discussing Shelley's importance tothe Romantic period, hopefully discussing both her better known and herlesser known works, and exploring the complex relationship between herworks and the writings of her contemporaries--as well as her relationshipswith her father particularly. Papers examining her writings in modes otherthan the novel and short story are particularly encouraged.

Please submit the following by MS Word attachment by May 15 to L. AdamMekler, adam.mekler_at_morgan.edu: 250-word abstract, 20-page paper(ca. 6000words), and a current c.v. Inquiries are certainly welcome beforethe deadline.